Flyweight veteran Jimmy Flick knows exactly what is on the line as he heads into UFC 297 in Toronto for a match-up with Canadian Malcolm Gordon this Saturday.
Flick (16-7), who briefly retired after winning his UFC debut in 2020, has lost his last two fights, and at 33 has no illusions about what a third loss would mean in the 125lb division.
So yes, there’s added pressure heading into the Toronto card, he told Cageside Press in a recent exclusive interview.
“I mean, yeah. For me, for him, our job, everything,” admitted Flick, who will be fighting for the first time since a June 2023 loss to Alessandro Costa. “I’m coming to his country, he wants to defend his country and get a win. He’s on a two-fight losing streak, I’m on a two-fight losing streak. We need a win here.”
“Our jobs are in jeopardy, our careers are in jeopardy. We’re both older as well now. There’s a lot,” Flick continued. “How does he feel about fighting in his country, how do I feel about— at the end of the day, it’s business. And I know what I’ve got to do. I trained really, really hard for this, I’m finishing up a great camp, and it could not have went any better. We usually have a lot up and downs. I can’t say mentally I haven’t had some battles but physically, everything has been great for this camp.”
Part of that smooth sailing has been keeping his diet under control. Flick highlighted the benefits of Icon Meals, a sponsor of the UFC, with helping on that front.
“Weight’s on point. Usually I have to hit the sauna occasionally. Everything’s been so good with the diet, with Icon meals that the UFC’s been taking care of us with, eight weeks out my weight’s been good, haven’t hit the sauna at all. I’m going to fly into Toronto just feeling good, and it’s going to come together, and I’m going to prove why I belong in the UFC.”
Watch our full interview with UFC 297 flyweight Jimmy Flick above.
